[3.2.x] Fixed #32466 -- Corrected autocomplete to_field resolution for complex cases.

In MTI or ForeignKey as primary key cases, it is required to fetch the attname
from the field instance on the remote model in order to reliably resolve the
to_field_name.

Backport of ceb4b9ee68dffc6ab0398886f1758f15f037c472 from main Backport of 03d0f12c823239812da21e5180aaa74dc6fd146e from main

Co-authored-by: Johannes Maron <info@johanneshoppe.com>
Co-authored-by: Mariusz Felisiak <felisiak.mariusz@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Carlton Gibson <carlton.gibson@noumenal.es>

1 files changed, 33 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tests/admin_views/models.py b/tests/admin_views/models.py
index f449ad792b..0a41d75ace 100644
--- a/tests/admin_views/models.py
+++ b/tests/admin_views/models.py
@@ -339,6 +339,24 @@ class Child(models.Model):
             raise ValidationError('invalid')
 
 
+class PKChild(models.Model):
+    """
+    Used to check autocomplete to_field resolution when ForeignKey is PK.
+    """
+    parent = models.ForeignKey(Parent, models.CASCADE, primary_key=True)
+    name = models.CharField(max_length=128)
+
+    class Meta:
+        ordering = ['parent']
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.name
+
+
+class Toy(models.Model):
+    child = models.ForeignKey(PKChild, models.CASCADE)
+
+
 class EmptyModel(models.Model):
     def __str__(self):
         return "Primary key = %s" % self.id
@@ -617,13 +635,28 @@ class Song(models.Model):
 class Employee(Person):
     code = models.CharField(max_length=20)
 
+    class Meta:
+        ordering = ['name']
+
 
 class WorkHour(models.Model):
     datum = models.DateField()
     employee = models.ForeignKey(Employee, models.CASCADE)
 
 
+class Manager(Employee):
+    """
+    A multi-layer MTI child.
+    """
+    pass
+
+
+class Bonus(models.Model):
+    recipient = models.ForeignKey(Manager, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
+
+
 class Question(models.Model):
+    big_id = models.BigAutoField(primary_key=True)
     question = models.CharField(max_length=20)
     posted = models.DateField(default=datetime.date.today)
     expires = models.DateTimeField(null=True, blank=True)